(19)
(11) EP 3 326 940 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
17.10.2018 Bulletin 2018/42

(43) Date of publication A2:
30.05.2018 Bulletin 2018/22

(21) Application number: 17204048.7

(22) Date of filing: 28.11.2017
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B65G 47/244(2006.01)
 G01V 8/20(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA MD

(30) Priority: 28.11.2016 EP 16200944

(71) Applicant: BBHS A/S
2640 Hedehusene (DK)

(72) Inventor:
  • SVENNINGSEN, Ulrik
    2500 Valby (DK)

(74) Representative: Inspicos P/S 
Kogle Allé 2
2970 Hørsholm
2970 Hørsholm (DK)

   


(54) A CONVEYOR SYSTEM COMPRISING AN ALIGNER FOR ALIGNING ITEMS


(57) A conveyor system (100) for luggage or parcel items (102) comprises an item conveyor (104) for conveying the items (102) and an aligner (106) for aligning the items, the aligner (106) comprising alignment means (110,112), such as tilted or slanted belts capable of changing an initial orientation of an item (102) to a subsequent orientation of the item (102) while the item is being conveyed along a general conveying direction (108) of the aligner (106). A control system is provided for controlling the first and second conveyor elements (110; 112) which are arranged alongside each other and capable of simultaneously engaging an item engaging surface of the item, and individually controllable by the control system to convey at individual speeds to effect rotation of the item (102) around an upright axis.







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